Episode 268 - Show of Force: Oaths & Damnation Part Two

The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k Podcast

Carl Tuttle

Workshop, Marine, Space, Tyranid, Warhammer, Eldar, Leisure, Hobbies, Forge, Ork, 40k, World, Games

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🗓️ 31 October 2025

⏱️ 113 minutes

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Summary

Episode 268 of The Independent Characters lumbers onto the battlefield just in time for Halloween – and it's a dark and twisted one!

When we set out to cover both the Imperial Knights and their blasphemous counterparts, the Chaos Knights, it quickly became clear that the topic was far too massive for a single episode. Carl's optimism got the better of him (again), and what was shaping up to be a five-to-six-hour show had to be cleaved in two. Thus, our Show of Force: Oaths and Damnation has become a two-parter.

This episode, we descend into the shadows to explore the corrupted Knight Houses that turned their backs on honor and swore allegiance to the Dark Gods. Carl and Adan take you through the lore, the tabletop presence, the terrifying rules, and the evolution of these towering engines of damnation. From the infernal bargains of the Infernal Houses to the ruthless traditions of the Iconoclasts, Chaos Knights embody the darker half of this story, and they arrive on October 31st to haunt your feed.

So lock your hatches, ward your soul, and prepare for a Halloween-ready dive into the corrupted grandeur of the Chaos Knights.

Time Stamps:

0:00:00 – Show Intro, Elite Choice, Hobby Progress
0:29:00 – Oaths & Damnation – Part 1 (First Half)
1:03:30 – Oaths & Damnation – Part 1 (Second Half)
1:44:15 – Final Thoughts and show closing

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0:00.0	Stephen, I didn't sell out son, I bought in. Keep that much. I'm Welcome to the independent characters episode 268.
0:30.2	Even though it says 267 on those notes.
0:32.4	This is Carl.
0:33.4	This is a Don.
0:34.6	Hey, welcome back, man.
0:35.7	Hey, I'm bought in.
0:36.7	Just the guy says.
0:56.2	That's right. Like, that resonates with me. Yeah. If you don't know, that band is a friend from work. Right. His band, they're a Southern California punk rock band. But that resonates with me because of so many people have called me like a shill for GW. Oh, yeah. I'm like, I out i bought in yeah and you have bought in yeah okay okay you're mr you have more stuff in packages than i've ever had
1:04.6	ever had well you know what like that's kind of my backlog right over there on that shelf
1:10.6	if you talk to anybody who used to work for GW, they have a shelf that looks like that. Well, what he's talking about is I posted a... I don't know if that's a good thing or bad thing. I posted a picture in the Discord of the... Sorry, John, but of the stuff that I'm putting into the new house. Yeah.
1:30.9	And I knew that's going to stick with you forever.
1:32.1	100%. Listen, this episode is part two of our show of force for oaths and damnation.
1:39.0	We really should have just done two show of forces in retrospect.
1:42.3	So we're in damnation now.
1:43.5	Yeah, we're in the damnation part.
1:44.8	Yes. Well, we're going to be talking about chaos nights. Damnation. Which I am super excited
1:50.6	about and Don is not as sold on. And certainly Liz wasn't. She will not be joining us this episode.
1:59.1	She was ready to hit the flamers across the internet
2:02.2	yeah but super appreciated her her participation last episode uh we're part of the goonhammer media
2:07.2	network so you can check out more information at media at goonhammer dot com for more shows
2:11.9	and information there uh and then i want to throw out i you pointed out to me we forgot
2:16.6	to mention our Patreon
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